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July 28, 2023By Mike Halpin
In the last few months, The Barbell Spin has solidified a process that has been occasionally used in previous Games seasons, polling selective CrossFit media to rank the top athletes in the sport. Inspired by various polls in NCAA College Sports, the idea emerged to create a new opportunity for polling individuals who possess extensive
July 26, 2023By Brian
Image Credits: CrossFit LLC If you have been following along over the last couple weeks with our: Male Athlete Spotlights Female Athlete Spotlight You’ll have noticed that we have regularly been referring to each athlete’s performance against the field of 2023 Games qualifiers. Well, here is the document which shows their results all stacked up against
July 15, 2023By Mike Halpin
Image Credits: CrossFit LLC Much has been said and discussed on the initial offering of the NOBULL CrossFit Games Worldwide Ranking System. BrianFriend, myself and others have talked for hours and taken deep dives breaking down and analyzing its usefulness, the points that athletes can earn and the two year look-back process vs. starting fresh. In
July 12, 2023By Brian
This is a living document. We will start with 5 women, then add 5, then another 5, until all 40 elite female individuals who have qualified* for the 2023 NOBULL CrossFit Games are here. *Qualifications are always pending drug tests, and we acknowledge the possibility (although we hope not) that this list can change based
July 11, 2023By Brian
This is a living document. We will start with 5 men, then add 5, then another 5, until all 40 male individuals who have qualified* for the 2023 NOBULL CrossFit Games are here. *Qualifications are always pending drug tests, and we acknowledge the possibility (although we hope not) that this list can change based on
July 11, 2023By Barclay Dale
Image Credits: CrossFit LLC Yesterday we posted “A Decade of Consecutive Games Qualifications” chronicling the careers of Björgvin Karl Guðmundsson, Cole Sager and Noah Ohlsen as they make their tenth consecutive trip to the Games this month. Alongside these men, Katrin Davidsdottir became the fourth woman in CrossFit women’s history to record ten qualifications to the
July 11, 2023By Peter White
Image Credits: CrossFit LLC Similar to the Male and Female athlete spotlights that Brian Friend has created as living documents, this will act as a guide to the Teams leaderboard of the NOBULL CrossFit Games. Starting with five teams and adding in fives until all 38 teams competing in Madison this year are covered. (Pending drug
July 10, 2023By Barclay Dale
Image Credits: CrossFit LLC Earning a spot to the CrossFit Games once is no small feat, let alone doing it ten years in a row. Three of the 40 individual men heading to Madison later this month qualified for their tenth consecutive CrossFit Games. Today, we celebrate Björgvin Karl Guðmundsson, Cole Sager and Noah Ohlsen’s career
July 9, 2023By Brian
Image Credit: Heather Weir What it is: This is meant to be a resource document for athletes, coaches, event organizers, and fans to reference for basic information about competitions which exist in the CrossFit ecosystem. Why we made it: The intent is to offer a layout of what competitions are available for which group(s) of athletes,
July 9, 2023By Brian
Contributions from Brian Friend and John Young Image Credits: CrossFit LLC This is the last in our three-part written series documenting our top-30 women from the “Carson Era” of the CrossFit Games. Each of the top-five women on this list won the CrossFit Games at least once during the “Carson Era” and combined, they account for
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